Gordana Cvetkovski
Gordana Cvetkovski

Gordana Cvetkovski
1070 Morris Ave, Union NJ
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Professional Background

A goal-oriented and highly motivated Purchasing/Inventory professional with over 20 years of industry experience who possesses enthusiasm and perseverance in accomplishing assignments. A Proven ability to interact with senior management, staff and clients at all levels as well as strong prioritization skills and proven capability of handling multiple projects efficiently.


Work Experience

Fullbeauty Brands - Jessica London, New York, NY 2018-Present
Planner
• Partner with Brand leaders and planning manager to develop plans for future seasons.
• Develop quarterly department and class level financial plans, to meet targets.
• Propose markdown and promotional strategies to maximize profitability on the life of an item or category; provide pricing and margin dollar gain/loss scenarios.
• Ensure appropriate in stock positions of key products, with reorder plans.
• Accurately forecast future demands and determine plans for pricing and inventory
• Provide on-going updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends, and highlighting selling that exceeds or falls short of expectation.
• Recommend style count, cc count and flow of goods for optimal results.


Fullbeauty Brands -Jessica London, New York, NY 2011-2018
Inventory Manager

• Responsible for planning, budgeting, buying, item-level forecasting all women’s swimwear for catalog and web sales.
• Create selling reports and provide historical recaps to analyze and communicate business performance with Inventory Director and Product Manager.
• Review items continually with buyers and vendors to ensure future stock flow meets customer’s needs, while analyzing product performance and determine liability as well as an exit strategy.
• Work with marketing team to update all reports with latest budget dollars and circulation.
• Work with E-Commerce manager on identifying issues on web and catalogs along with updating all system keys to track sales.
• Collaborate with buyers to define catalog attributes to develop and maintain volume and assortment groups.
• Place, adjust, and monitor order status for on time delivery and proactively identify issues, to achieve goals for sales, margin and turn.
• Worked independently and with Inventory Director to update reports, projections, and forecasting.
• Created clearance pages for catalogs and web focus, to oversee timely price cuts, and utilizing web to liquidate overstocks.
• Analyze selling by model, fabric, color and size on a frequent basis to provide feedback to the central
buying team in order to improve future purchase decisions.






Fullbeaty Brands - Brylane Home, New York, NY 2000 – 2011
Senior Control Buyer/ Inventory Analyst

• Bought and planned basic bedding, juvenile bedding, slipcovers and decorative pillows.
• Created new styles and budgeted spreadsheets.
• Accountable for generating purchase orders and extension requests.
• Responsible for all purchase order functions and tracking.
• Managed weekly in stock and back order reports. Analyzed sales history and reconciled monthly
exceptions.


HABAND, Oakland, NJ 1998 - 2000
Menswear Control Buyer

• Forecasted sales items by analyzing trends in inventory usage and reviewing historical data.
• Monitored sales performance throughout promotions.
• Generated purchase orders and verified prices and delivery schedule.
• Responsible for all inventory matters relating to managing demand, forecasting and replenishment.


BUFFALO JEANS, Secaucus, NJ 1994 - 1998
• Production Allocator

• Responsible for allocating heavy volume of orders for major department stores and specialty shops.
• Managed inventory control, receiving and shipping priorities.
• Trained new employees on order entry and customer service positions.
• Maintained purchase order books and updated computer information regarding delivery dates, new styles and cancellations.
• Advised sales team of any problems with customer orders, delivery dates and cancelled styles.
• Created and maintained catalog of UPC codes with QRS for Federated Stores.


MITZI INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY 1991 - 1993
Assistant Designer

• Assisted in all aspects of designing from beginning to end of seasonal projects. Mixed all colors of painting/artwork.
• Spotted trends and ideas at trade shows.
• Sourced fabric, trims and piece goods.


Education
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts: 1991
Major: Fabric Styling
Degree: Associates in Applied Science 1989
Major: Textile Design

Skills
Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Tableau, Log-Net, AS400, QuickBooks

Hobbies
I love to cook and enjoy traveling. HDTV is one of my favorite channels. I love to decorate and am never too tired to shop. I enjoy looking out for new styles and trends in all areas of design from apparel to the home and outdoor living.